The self-driving car industry is abandoning the term ‘self-driving’ and leaving it to Tesla

Web: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22901349/self-driving-coaltion-rebrand-autonomous-vehicle-industry-tesla

So long, Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets; hello, Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association!

The AV industry’s top lobbying group in Washington, DC is rebranding, dropping the reference to “self-driving” in exchange for a more straightforward moniker. The group, which was founded in 2016 by Waymo, Ford, Lyft, Uber, and Volvo, lobbies lawmakers to pass legislation favorable to its members. It has since grown to include the top AV operators in the country, including …

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